Any student who has registered for
this course should read the Enrollment Instructions
below.

General
Information

ENGG 235
Engineering Mechanics: Statics is the
foundation course in vector mechanics of rigid bodies
for engineering students. In addition to a generalized
description of the mechanics of rigid bodies at rest,
the course addresses specific topics, including analysis
of forces and moments acting on particles, rigid bodies,
and structures; shear and bending moments in beams;
distributed forces; static friction; and moments of
inertia.

Pre-requisites
for the course include one semester of calculus-based
physics (PHYS 207A at COM) and second-semester Calculus
(MATH 124 at COM). MATH 124 may be taken
concurrently. Pre-requisites are enforced at the
time of enrollment.

Lectures will be presented
simultaneously to traditional students in the classroom,
and to online students via the internet, using freely
available web-conferencing software (CCC Confer), which
allows real-time interaction between students and
instructor. Students can actively participate in
these lectures on Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 9:40 - 11:00 am. All lectures will also be
archived for later viewing (or re-viewing) at the
student's convenience.

Handouts and assignments will be posted
on the course website, and online students must submit
homework electronically.

3 'Midterm' Exams and a Final Exam must
be taken in person at designated dates and times on the
College of Marin Kentfield Campus. If a student is
unable to attend the designated meeting time for an
exam, arrangements may be made with the instructor to
take the exam at the college's DESC Testing Center at an
alternate time on the same date.

Offsite testing may also be permissible,
if a student can arrange to take the exams at her/his
local community college in an official testing center or
under the supervision of a willing permanent faculty
member. The following colleges are participants in
a Joint Engineering Program, and have engineering
faculty who are willing to proctor the exams:
Cabrillo College (Santa Cruz), Canada College (Redwood
City), Mission College (Santa Clara), Los Angeles Pierce
College (LA), West
Valley College (Saratoga).

The Syllabus (click
here to open) provides a more detailed description
of course content and requirements.

For further questions regarding the
course content, structure, or expectations, email the
instructor at erik.dunmire@marin.edu

Important Announcements about Enrolling in
the Course:

Students must officially
enroll in the class through the COM
Admissions Office in order to access the course
website and receive credit for the course.

When students officially
enroll in the course, an account on the course website
is automatically generated. Beginning on the
first official day of the term, students can access
the course website through their MyCOM student portal
by clicking the Engineering Mechanics Statics link in
their My Courses list.

All students
officially enrolled in the course must access the
course website by midnight Wednesday
of the first official week of the semester.
If you are unable to access the course website, you
must email the instructor at erik.dunmire@marin.edu
before this deadline.

If you are attempting to
add the course, you must e-mail the
instructor as soon as possible for further
instructions.